Air Travel Price Index

Air Travel Price Index

The U.S.-Origin Air Travel
Price Index (ATPI) measures change in the cost of itineraries originating in
the United States, whether the destinations are domestic or international.
The Foreign-Origin ATPI measures change in the cost of itineraries with a foreign
origin and a U.S. destination. The Full-Scope ATPI combines the domestic and
foreign-origin itineraries.

Air Travel Price Index

2010 Quarter 1

2011 Quarter 1

Average Annual % Growth Rate
(2001-2011)

U.S.-Origin Air Travel Price (Index: 1995 Q1 = 100)

118.8

127.7

0.88

Foreign-Origin
Air Travel Price (Index: 1995 Q1 = 100)

98.3

111.0

2.81

Full-Scope
Air Travel Price (Index: 1995 Q1 = 100)

115.0

124.4

1.07

NOTE:
The current value is compared to the value from the same period in the
previous year to account for seasonality.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation,
Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation
Statistics, Air Travel
Price Index, available
at http://www.bts.gov/ as of October 2012.